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  1. canvass
    get opinions by asking specific questions
    Police canvassed the area and arrested a father and son. Time (Dec 4, 2013)
  2. embolden
    give encouragement to
    Mr. Hinton had led the push for the laws, emboldened by moves across the Pacific and decisions by the U.S. Wall Street Journal (Dec 11, 2013)
  3. malignity
    quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
    On cue, they appear by her side and gaze at her impassively, as unreadable as fish and oozing latent malignity.
  4. perpendicularity
    the relation of opposition between things at right angles
  5. superintendence
    management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
    Were the boats swung out, filled, lowered, or otherwise put into the water and got away under proper superintendence? Government, British
  6. publican
    the keeper of a public house
    By far the biggest problem, according to pub-goers and publicans in Blackburn, is cheap supermarket booze.
  7. ratified
    formally approved and invested with legal authority
    The plan, which must still be ratified next year, abolishes the two-term limit for presidents.
  8. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
    Still, American Mirror doesn’t exactly explain the change, just document it; Rockwell remained an aloof figure, closed into his own quirky world, until the end. Slate (Nov 6, 2013)
  9. eloquence
    powerful and effective language
    Most speakers acknowledged that they could not meet the brief eloquence Lincoln reached in the address, and instead quoted him at length.
  10. preside
    act as executive officer
    He presided over a team that lost a franchise-record 18 straight games in 2007 and a team that won a championship the next season.
  11. articulate
    express or state clearly
    And he had strong reactions and articulate opinions, which made him an excellent conversationalist. Forbes (Dec 7, 2013)
  12. disinter
    dig up for reburial or for medical investigation
    Are there any significant rings or notable gemstones you can lay your hands on without incurring the wrath of a first cousin or disinterring Grandma? Slate (Jun 12, 2013)
  13. solicitor
    a British lawyer who gives legal advice
    His solicitor described these as "a very big sum" although exact figures were not disclosed at the hearing.
  14. infanticide
    murdering an infant
    In that case, he likened the procedure to “infanticide” and paternalistically talked about the importance of preventing women from having “regret” about their decisions. Slate (Nov 22, 2013)
  15. procure
    get by special effort
    So in either case, insurance coverage at the job or procured on the law’s insurance exchanges will leave Americans more exposed to out-of-pocket spending.
  16. decree
    a legally binding command or decision
    In August, Vladimir Putin signed a decree banning “gatherings, rallies, demonstrations, marches and pickets” for 2 1/2 months around the Olympics and Paralympics.
  17. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
    Even more notable than the developments was Mandela’s countenance.
  18. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
    We all waited for an indescribable rage, a call for retribution that any reasonable mind would have understood.
  19. dynamo
    a coil that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet
    Using a waterwheel and dynamos his was the first household in the area to benefit from electricity.
  20. blithely
    in a joyous, carefree, or unconcerned manner
  21. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  22. unintelligible
    not clearly understood or expressed
Created on Thu Dec 12 11:47:38 EST 2013 (updated Tue Dec 17 11:31:29 EST 2013)

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